Livestock census — Denmark
Dehesa Index brings together 75 “Livestock census” series for Denmark, with official data and its history (since Jan 1959, latest 2026). Each value is shown as the source publishes it, not converted or recalculated.
In brief
In their latest reading, 6 of the 14 series rose, 7 fell and 1 were unchanged against the previous observation. The largest rise is “Heifers, 1 year old, for slaughter (May-June, Eurostat)” (+12.1 %, 2026); the largest fall, “Male bovine animals, 1 to less than 2 years old (May-June, Eurostat)” (−6.19 %, 2026). Against the same period a year earlier (14 comparable series), “Heifers, 1 year old, for slaughter (May-June, Eurostat)” rose most (+12.1 %) and “Male bovine animals, 1 to less than 2 years old (May-June, Eurostat)” fell most (−6.19 %). “Heifers, 1 year old, for slaughter (May-June, Eurostat)” is at the highest level in its whole series (since 1977); 5 series are at their lowest on record.
Computed from the series in the table; each keeps its own frequency and unit.
| Series | Latest | Period | Change | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bovine animals, less than 1 year old, for slaughter (May-June, Eurostat) | 252,000 | 2026 | +4.00 % | head |
| Male calves, less than 1 year old, not for slaughter (May-June, Eurostat) | 5,700 | 2026 | −1.38 % | head |
| Male bovine animals, 1 to less than 2 years old (May-June, Eurostat) | 21,810 | 2026 | −6.19 % | head |
| Male bovine animals, 2 years old or over (May-June, Eurostat) | 10,370 | 2026 | −1.43 % | head |
| Female calves, less than 1 year old, not for slaughter (May-June, Eurostat) | 237,430 | 2026 | +1.81 % | head |
| Dairy cows (May-June, Eurostat) | 549,280 | 2026 | +0.46 % | head |
| Non dairy cows (May-June, Eurostat) | 62,260 | 2026 | −0.51 % | head |
| Other buffaloes (May-June, Eurostat) | 0.00 | 2026 | – | head |
| Live bovine animals (May-June, Eurostat) | 1,408,140 | 2026 | 0.00 % | head |
| Bovine animals, less than 1 year old (May-June, Eurostat) | 495,130 | 2026 | +2.88 % | head |
| Bovine animals, less than 1 year old, not for slaughter (May-June, Eurostat) | 243,130 | 2026 | +1.73 % | head |
| Bovine animals, 1 to less than 2 years old (May-June, Eurostat) | 257,780 | 2026 | −4.96 % | head |
| Bovine animals, 2 years old or over (May-June, Eurostat) | 655,230 | 2026 | −0.07 % | head |
| Heifers, 1 to less than 2 years old (May-June, Eurostat) | 235,970 | 2026 | −4.84 % | head |
| Heifers, 1 year old, for slaughter (May-June, Eurostat) | 62,300 | 2026 | +12.1 % | head |
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Source: Statistics Denmark (StatBank) · Licence: CC BY 4.0 · Data updated: 2026-11-03
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